Such a shame meritocracy’s on the way out,
in all of those sports we can’t do without.
But is there a problem in need of some spin?
Will everyone like it if everyone wins?
<<chorus>> You want some equity? – try diversity
Skip meritocracy ? – oh…-oh… no…..
how’ bout instead we combine the two
let’s get smart – how ’bout youuuuu?
Skip meritocracy in the teams of the NFL,
with more diversity all will do quite well
but smaller players are sure to get hurt –
so can’t shove, use a flag – no mo’ pushin’ into the dirt
<<chorus>>
Skip meritocracy on courts of the NBA
with more diversity everyone plays –
if you’re tall – gotta walk back and forth on the court
males it more fair for the players too short.
And then there’s Major League Baseball – how hard can that be?
It’s so well suited for diversity –
Deep pockets will leave with their buckets of cash –
so every team now can play 500 hundred and one.
<<alt chorus>> Ohhh it’s come to this – for my life can’t figure why –
we’e gettin’ hit by some bug —-like the fluuuuuuuu
I hope my dentist – that she don’t get bit –
or my doc —-how’bout youuuuuu? –
<<final chorus>> Keep meritocracy – then add diversity.
does it make any sense ? —-ah—ah—ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I like my baseball -and football too —
as it is — how ’bout you?
<<repeat final chorus>> Keep meritocracy – then add diversity
does it make any sense ? —-ah—ah—ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
even baseball – don’t you like it too? —
as it is — how ’bout you?
as it is — how ’bout you?
as it is — how ’bout you?
(The Random Poet:05022022
www.therandompoet.com)
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